It’s as if every other month, some big tech company is releasing a new product, announcing a new product, or just talking about it. Then—another product is announced before we’ve gotten used to the previous one. That’s how it goes. Well, rumors are swirling that Microsoft might spend up to $1 billion to launch the Windows Phone 7, according to a report from TechCrunch. This comes after the iPhone 4 was launched on Jun. 24. See what I mean? Microsoft… Read more

The All-Star Select Team has chosen a CSUN hockey player, making him the first California player ever accepted into the team. Chris Gale, 23, an assistant captain of CSUN’s ice hockey team, will play on the All-Star Select Team in December. As a member of the All-Star team, he will play with other selected collegiate athletes to compete against some European teams. Steve Gale, CSUN’s ice hockey coach and Chris Gale’s father, said players gain great exposure by playing on… Read more

Admit it, you hate the heat. I do. I hate driving to campus with my legs sticky and stuck to the upholstery of my car.  I have the hugest pet peeve of seeing the pools of sweat that are visible on the backs of t-shirts. I hate the fact that walking from class to class, I’m sweating like I just did an hour on the treadmill. I hate this 100+ degree weather. I hate this heat. So go on and… Read more

After losing its first two games of the year last weekend, the CSUN women’s soccer team is in need of its first victory. The Matadors fell to Big West preseason favorite UC Santa Barbara and fifth- ranked Portland in subpar offensive performances. In the two games combined, the Matadors scored one lone goal against Portland, which is a problem head coach Keith West believes the team will need to fix. According to West, the team needs to be more involved… Read more

After the thrilling CSUN women’s soccer game Sunday, which debuted the newly installed lights at Matador Field, the men’s soccer team is eager to showcase its talents under the lights with an exhibition game Friday night against San Diego State University. Among attendance of the record-breaking crowd at Sunday’s game, which was the first night soccer game played under lighting at CSUN since 2001, was the men’s soccer team. They witnessed firsthand the excitement of nighttime soccer at CSUN. “After… Read more

The CSUN women’s volleyball team opens its 2010 season with a trip down south to compete in the Aztec Invitational on the campus of San Diego State University. The Matadors begin the tournament Friday, taking on the hosting Aztecs and finishing with a doubleheader Saturday against Cincinnati and Northern Colorado The Matadors will face San Diego State for the second consecutive season, after losing to the Aztecs 3-1 last year. “It’s not the same two teams as last year,” CSUN… Read more

Free In-N-Out burgers, carnival games, a live DJ, a performance by a CSUN student band and the chance to win great prizes, such as an iPad, will take place at the fifth annual Welcome All Matadors Festival (WAM). WAM will take place today at the Residential Hall Sports Lawn from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The festival, which is hosted by University Student Union (USU) is an attempt to welcome students back to CSUN, said Jajrup Singh, event assistant for… Read more

The Botanic Garden at CSUN is offering another session in the CSUN-al Gardening series, a free set of lectures aimed at educating students and the surrounding community on how to maintain plant life. Steve Gerischer, proprietor of Larkspur Garden Design and landscaper for more than 26 years, will lead the session Aug. 28 with emphasis on how to choose and care for plants in limited environments. “There is certainty that students can do it,” Gerischer said. “I’ve made all the… Read more

Tania Cabeza estimates she waited an average of 40 minutes every time she called to speak to a counselor in the CSUN Financial Aid and Scholarship Department in the weeks before beginning the Fall 2010 semester. The 34-year-old doctoral student in educational leadership said in addition to the long waiting times, she was unable to resolve her financial aid concerns even when she finally got through. “I kept getting conflicting answers with every person I talked to,” Cabeza said. In… Read more